Ruth Philo

Ruth's paintings are concerned with colour, light and surface and their power to evoke feeling and memory. Her work is not an explanation or depiction of the world although it often begins from abstract qualities found there. The paintings are rather distillations of sensation and feeling, experiences of being in the world. Through a dialogue with the painting process, they become a record with their histories revealed in their surfaces.

She also undertakes photographic projects and collaborations connected with a sense of place, she is currently working on a project The River Runs Through Us with sound artist Stuart Bowditch which will be presented along the River Stour in 2018, www.theriverrunsthroughus.net

Education & training: MA Fine Art, Norwich University of the Arts, BA History of Art, University of Warwick, PGCE Institute of Education, University of London & PGDip Art Textiles, Anglia Ruskin University.

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Cuckoo Farm Studios formed in 1992, in converted farm buildings on the northern outskirts of the historical town of Colchester.

Since then it has grown to become a valuable resource within the wider community, through collaborative links with Colchester School of Art and Design, firstsite and Essex University. We support emerging talent through our Graduate Award Scheme, and we continue to develop artists through professional development.